A 5-2 vote from Palm Beach County made history today by becoming the first county in Florida - as well as the largest county in the United States - to ban the practice of conversion therapy for minors.

Many cities across the U.S. have banned licensed professionals from practicing the therapy on minors. Those bans do not affect unlicensed and religious practitioners, however - leaving too many children unprotected.

A gay student is currently on trial for stabbing his classmate in self-defense. Abel Cedeno, 18, had second-degree murder charges reduced to manslaughter by a New York grand jury, reports Gay City News.

A 16-year-old student named Andy came out publicly as bisexual during a live debate on the BBC's Newsbeat broadcast, whose discussion centered around sexual consciousness among the emerging Generation Z.

Following the presentation of a report showing 13,250 high school students in Santa Clara County are couch surfing or living on the streets, the Board of Supervisors voted to create programs to tackle Silicon Valley's growing homeless youth population.